The New York Islanders have had the Carolina Hurricanes number this season. In three games already in 2018-19, the Islanders hold a 3-0-0 record with a 8-3 favorable goal differential.
Thomas Greiss has won all three outings for the Isles. Over the three contests he’s faced 112 and stopped 109 of them for an average 0.973SV%. Naturally, Barry Trotz went with Greiss again.
With a win, the Islanders could match a seven game winning streak that last done by the Islanders in 1989-90. Twenty-nine years ago.
First Period
Brock Nelson get his 14th goal on the season after capitalizing on a poor clearance from Justin Faulk.